Biography

General Interest

Winning bronze in the C1 1000m at the 2014 World Cup in Szeged, Hungary. (baku2015.com, 15 Jun 2015)

Famous relatives

His brother Nicolae has represented Italy in canoe sprint. He finished ninth in C1 500m at the 2015 European Championships in the Czech Republic. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Aug 2015; oasport.it, 13 Apr 2015)

Other information

CITIZENSHIPBorn in Cocieri, Moldova, he later became a naturalised Italian. He competed for both Moldova and Romania in canoe sprint before becoming eligible to represent Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Aug 2015; sky.it, 15 Jun 2015; olimpiadi.blogosfere.it, 21 May 2011)